Willem-Jan Eil joined Groenewout’s team of consultants on 1 December 2022. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering and a master’s degree in Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics from TU Delft. During his graduation assignment, he conducted research into how certain order characteristics influence the KPIs for various configurations of a logistics service provider’s e-fulfillment warehouse. Willem-Jan is specialized in modeling, operations research and logistics optimizations. With his specific expertise, he is primarily focused on...

Rogier Verhaar has been a consultant in the Groenewout team since January 2023. He holds a degree in Business Management SME, part of the Technical Business Administration programme, from Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Tilburg. Rogier has previously worked as a Logistics Engineer at Ingram Micro (bol.com) where he gained experience in initiating, realizing and managing optimization and design/redesign projects. Subsequently, as a consultant, he advised and supported companies during logistics feasibility studies...

Joep Geurts has been working as a Senior Consultant at Groenewout since 1 December 2022. Joep started his career at a supplier of material handling solutions where, as a Sales and Simulation Engineer, he was responsible for the design, feasibility and sales of new mechanized material handling systems. He subsequently became Lead Outbound Process Design at bol.com, with responsibility for the design and setup of the logistics processes and systems. Joep holds a bachelor’s degree...

Etienne Teunissen joined Groenewout’s team of consultants on 1 November 2021. Before that, he worked as an engineer at a manufacturer of material handling equipment, where he was responsible for the design and realization of logistics systems. Within Groenewout, Etienne is mainly focusing on logistics feasibility studies and the design of highly mechanized warehouse operations such as e-commerce distribution centers, among other things. Etienne has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree...

Mark van der Boor joined Groenewout’s team of consultants in September 2021. Mark has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree (both cum laude) in Applied Mathematics from Eindhoven University of Technology. At the same university, Mark completed his PhD thesis titled 'Hyper-Scalable Load Balancing', on designing scalable algorithms for large-scale queueing networks, in 2021. Mark is specialized in (logistics) modeling, operations research, data analysis and programming/simulation. He primarily focuses on data-driven supply chain and logistics...

Alain has been working at Groenewout since 2000 and became a member of the management team in 2003, most recently heading up the supply chain practice. As of 1 April 2019, Alain Beerens is Managing Director & Partner of Groenewout. As Managing Director Alain is now also responsible for the day-to-day management and Groenewout’s strategic positioning. Before joining Groenewout, Alain worked in the field of logistics & supply chain management for St. Gobain and JD Edwards....

Arthur Zondervan joined Groenewout in 1999 as a Consultant. He was promoted to Senior Consultant and Team Leader in the following years after being responsible and successfully completing complex studies and several project realizations. His current role is Managing Consultant and member of the MT with the additional responsibility of Manager: Accounts, Sales and Projects. Prior to working at Groenewout, he worked for Philips Semiconductors and Yamaha Motor Distribution. His educational background is a master’s...

Ben de Waardt joined Groenewout on 1 October 2017. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in engineering in 1998 (Haagse Hogeshool), Ben worked for architecture and construction management firm Traanberg & Partners for more than 18 years. There, Ben was responsible for building management and project management, feasibility studies, environmental permits, price and monitoring contractual agreements and execution relating to industrial premises, logistics premises and peripheral retail premises. Ben’s responsibilities at Groenewout span the entire...